MTLE Elementary Education Subtest
3 Questions and Answers
Where are salt and water balanced in the body? - Answer-The excretory system
What tectonic plate do we live on? - Answer-North American Plate
What tectonic plate movements are associated with active volcanoes? - Answer-
Subduction of an oceanic plate beneath a continental plate
What is an example of a trace fossil? - Answer-The footprint of a bird preserved in mud
What contributed to the "dust bowl" conditions in the 1930s? - Answer-a major drought
after several years of intensive cultivation without attention to soil conservation
What is a feudal society? - Answer-a hierarchical society based on personal loyalty and
tied together by a network of mutual obligations and responsibilities
Why did the minnesotan population triple between 1865 and 1885? - Answer-The
homestead Act of 1862 and the expansion of railroads
What is a direct example of negative environmental effects of resource use in the united
states? - Answer-acid rainfalls on northeastern lakes and waterways
In modern societies, a common function of religious and education institutions is to do
what? - Answer-impart shared values that contribute to social unity
Checks and Balances - Answer-A system that allows each branch of government to limit
the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
In a market economic system, an increase in the price of a good is generally explained
by what? - Answer-Increases in consumers willingness to pay or producers costs
In order to earn a higher rate of interest at a bank, savers will generally need to choose
an account with what features? - Answer-a period of time during which the money is not
available for withdrawal without penalty (CD)
3 Questions and Answers
Where are salt and water balanced in the body? - Answer-The excretory system
What tectonic plate do we live on? - Answer-North American Plate
What tectonic plate movements are associated with active volcanoes? - Answer-
Subduction of an oceanic plate beneath a continental plate
What is an example of a trace fossil? - Answer-The footprint of a bird preserved in mud
What contributed to the "dust bowl" conditions in the 1930s? - Answer-a major drought
after several years of intensive cultivation without attention to soil conservation
What is a feudal society? - Answer-a hierarchical society based on personal loyalty and
tied together by a network of mutual obligations and responsibilities
Why did the minnesotan population triple between 1865 and 1885? - Answer-The
homestead Act of 1862 and the expansion of railroads
What is a direct example of negative environmental effects of resource use in the united
states? - Answer-acid rainfalls on northeastern lakes and waterways
In modern societies, a common function of religious and education institutions is to do
what? - Answer-impart shared values that contribute to social unity
Checks and Balances - Answer-A system that allows each branch of government to limit
the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
In a market economic system, an increase in the price of a good is generally explained
by what? - Answer-Increases in consumers willingness to pay or producers costs
In order to earn a higher rate of interest at a bank, savers will generally need to choose
an account with what features? - Answer-a period of time during which the money is not
available for withdrawal without penalty (CD)
